If you're a fan of the Hyundai truck concept and want to learn everything about the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz, we'd like to introduce you to it and its Limited trim level. The Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited is a top-trim option, offering nicer materials, higher-end technology, advanced safety features, and more standard features overall. Our dealership here in Somersworth, NH, is happy to walk you through the 2025 Santa Cruz Limited model, and we can compare it to the others in this lineup. Stick around as we dive in, and let's get this post started!
What's New for 2025?
The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz gets a mini facelift for this model release, including the Limited trim level. Hyundai has enhanced its technology, refined the exterior, and added a panoramic dashboard display, all to make your time behind the wheel even more comfortable and convenient.
2025 Changes: The Limited Santa Cruz receives a new grille, bumper, and larger daytime running lights on the outside, while the interior is upgraded with a panoramic dashboard, a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, and other minor updates.
Exterior Design
Looking at the outside of the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited, you will notice that this pickup truck has a fancier feel than the rest of the lineup, as well as compared to many vehicles in its price and size range. Hyundai has made the Santa Cruz more comfortable for everyday driving, and this is reflected in the exterior size and configuration of the series.
Some of the exterior design elements we want to make note of:
- 20-inch alloy wheels
- Projector Bi-LED headlights
- LED taillights
- LED cargo light (roof mounted)
- LED bed lights
- Dark chrome front and rear bumper trim
- Dark chrome accent grille
- Dark chrome tailgate handle
- Shark-fin roof antenna
- Heated side mirrors
- Roof side rails
- Lockable under-bed storage compartment
- 115V power outlet (in sidewall storage)
- Multi-functional tailgate (assisted open/close)
The dimensions for the outside of this year's Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited:
- Wheelbase: 118.3 inches
- Length: 195.7 inches
- Width (not including side mirrors): 75.0 inches
- Height (not including roof side rails): 66.7 inches
- Bed length: 52.1 inches
- Bed depth: 19.2 inches
- Bed width (max/between wheelwells): 53.9 / 42.7 inches
- Bed volume: 27.0 cubic feet
Interior Design and Comfort
If you want a truck that doesn't feel like a truck, the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited is perfect. Much like the new updates we see outside, you also receive several interior enhancements, particularly in the technology and infotainment display. Below, we will list out some of the highlights for the interior of this year's Santa Cruz Limited:
- Leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob
- Leather-trimmed seating
- 8-way power driver seat
- Rear 60/40 split tip-up lower seat cushions
- Power tilt-and-slide sunroof
- Front and rear dual USB ports
- 12.3-inch navigation
- Bose® Premium Audio System
- Rear View Monitor (RVM) with parking guidance
- Dual automatic temperature controls with auto defogger
- Heated steering wheel
- Front and rear LED interior lights
- Ambient interior lighting (64-color, upper center console, front door pockets)
Note: The Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited will offer the most luxurious trim of all available for this model year. This is the only Santa Cruz offering leather seats.
Performance and Powertrain
Performance and powertrain specifications for the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited are another category we want to highlight for you. The Santa Cruz features a 2.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine standard. You can expect the engine of this pickup truck to produce 281 horsepower and 311 pound-feet of torque, and it will also come standard with HTRAC All-Wheel Drive (AWD).
The transmission for the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited is an 8-speed Wet Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) with paddle shifters, alongside standard Drive Mode Select and Tow Mode.
Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited Towing Capacity
If you want to tow with the 2025 Santa Cruz Limited pickup truck, you're in luck. For this model release, the towing capacity increases to 5,000 pounds when equipped with Trailer Brakes, and the maximum payload is 1,411 pounds. Overall, this is competitive for the size and style of the Santa Cruz and should be plenty for a small trailer or sports/outdoor equipment.
Driver-Assistance and Safety Features
The driver-assistance features and general safety of the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz are impressive. As one of America's safest car brands, Hyundai continues to incorporate its SmartSense driver-assistance suite into new releases. That includes the Santa Cruz Limited trim for this year.
Some of the standard driver-assistance/safety features:
- Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist with Pedestrian/Cyclist/Junction Turning Detection (FCA-JT)
- Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW)
- Blind-Spot View Monitor (BVM)
- Lane Keeping Assist (LKA)
- Lane Following Assist (LFA)
- High Beam Assist (HBA)
- Smart Cruise Control 2 (SCC) with Stop & Go
- Driver Attention Warning (DAW)
- Highway Driving Assist (HDA)
- Intelligent Speed Limit Assist (ISLA)
- Rear Occupant Alert (ROA)
Hyundai SmartSense
Hyundai SmartSense is an all-inclusive safety suite standard in all vehicles produced by the brand. Not only that, but it also works through sensors, cameras, radar, and alerts to keep you safe while driving. It might be via cameras when backing up, speed limit readings on the road, front and rear crash prevention thanks to cameras and sensors, or even a backseat passenger alert for your kids. SmartSense is just that, smart.
IIHS awards the 2025 Santa Cruz a Top Safety Pick title, one of the few for pickup trucks this year, which is also worth mentioning.
Infotainment and Tech
The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited features new and improved technology and infotainment, with an impressive screen size across the panoramic dashboard. If you enjoy navigation and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, this truck is perfect for you. The all-new Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited trim offers these features as standard:
- 12.3-inch touchscreen
- Bose® Premium Audio System
- Dynamic Voice Recognition
- HD Radio™ Technology
- Bluelink+
- 12.3-inch gauge cluster
- Bluetooth® hands-free with wireless audio streaming
Fuel Economy and MPG
The fuel economy and overall efficiency of the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited are notable. Many trucks do not achieve very good MPG ratings. However, the Hyundai Santa Cruz achieves a decent combined fuel rating of 22, with 19 city miles per gallon and 27 highway miles per gallon.
This is in part thanks to its lightweight design and 17.7-gallon fuel tank. The EPA estimates that this pickup truck with AWD should achieve a total of 389 miles on a full tank of gas. Your expected annual fuel cost with the Santa Cruz is approximately $2,200, placing it in a more affordable range compared to a truck from Ford or Chevy. The bigger and heavier a truck gets, the more money you have to spend to use it.
MPG rating: 19 / 27 / 22 - City/Highway/Combined (All Wheel Drive)
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited Pricing
Price-wise, the Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited remains competitive, even as the top trim in this lineup. This year, its MSRP is $42,750, placing it in the middle tier of prices compared to other trucks of its size and performance. You want to remember that most full-size pickup trucks with luxury features typically cost over $75,000, so this is a great value for the money, considering its more compact and everyday-friendly size and design. The Limited is the best of both worlds.
SE vs. SEL vs. SEL Activity vs. XRT vs. Limited
Let's compare all the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz vehicles to each other. Below, we will add the trims, their prices, and highlights.
SE
Starting MSRP: $28,750
- FWD: 25 MPG Combined, 22 City/30 Hwy
- AWD: 24 MPG Combined, 21 City/29 Hwy
- 191-hp 2.5L GDI-MPI 4-cylinder engine
- 12.3-inch touchscreen display
- Wireless Apple CarPlay® integration for your iPhone®
- Wireless Android Auto™ integration for your Android phone
- 18-inch alloy wheels
SEL
Starting MSRP: $30,450
- FWD: 25 MPG Combined, 22 City/30 Hwy
- AWD: 24 MPG Combined, 21 City/29 Hwy
- 191-hp 2.5L GDI-MPI 4-cylinder engine
- Roof side rails
- Heated front seats
- H-Tex® leatherette-trimmed seats
- Dual automatic temperature control
SEL Activity
Starting MSRP: $33,450
- FWD: 25 MPG Combined, 22 City/30 Hwy
- AWD: 24 MPG Combined, 21 City/29 Hwy
- 191-hp 2.5L GDI-MPI 4-cylinder engine
- Power sunroof
- 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
- Integrated tonneau cover
- Wireless device charging
XRT
Starting MSRP: $40,250
- 21 MPG Combined, 18 City/26 Hwy
- 281-hp 2.5L Turbocharged GDI-MPI 4-cylinder engine
- HTRAC All Wheel Drive
- 18-inch XRT alloy wheels
- XRT front dark grille
- 12.3-inch touchscreen display with navigation
Limited
Starting MSRP: $42,750
- 22 MPG Combined, 19 City/27 Hwy
- 281-hp 2.5L Turbocharged GDI-MPI 4-cylinder engine
- HTRAC All Wheel Drive
- Integrated Memory System (IMS)
- Hyundai Digital Key 2 Touch
- 20-inch alloy wheels
Why Choose the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited?
There are endless reasons to choose a 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited for your next truck purchase. This pickup truck has a luxury feel for under $45,000 and recently received updates to its design, technology, and overall comfort and aesthetic. The Santa Cruz Limited is the perfect option if you're not a truck person who might want to be one, or if you're tired of bumpy rides and poor fuel economy.
Get Your Hyundai Santa Cruz at Granite Hyundai
Here at Granite Hyundai in Somersworth, NH, we offer a wide selection of Santa Cruz models to choose from. Whether it's time for a trade-in, you've only heard of the Santa Cruz Limited today, or if you're merely curious, our top-rated sales team wants to help. Contact us or stop by in person!
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